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Epistolary novel by Hjalmar Söderberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doctor Glas is a 1905 epistolary novel by Hjalmar Söderberg which tells the story of a physician in 19th-century Sweden who deals with moral and love issues.
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Author | Hjalmar Söderberg |
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Original title | Doktor Glas |
Translator | Paul Britten Austin |
Language | Swedish |
Genre | Romance, Thriller |
Publisher | Little, Brown (US) Chatto & Windus (UK) |
Publication date | 1905 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1963 |
Pages | 150 pp |
ISBN | 0-385-72267-2 (recent edition) |
OCLC | 49925067 |
839.73/72 21 | |
LC Class | PT9875.S6 D613 2002 |
The novel is about Dr. Tyko Gabriel Glas who is a respected physician in Stockholm. The story is told in the form of a diary and follows Doctor Glas as he struggles with depression. The antagonist is Reverend Gregorius, a morally corrupt clergyman. Gregorius' beautiful young wife confides in Dr. Glas that her sex life is making her miserable and asks for his help. Glas falls in love with her and agrees to help even though she already has another lover. He attempts to intervene, but the Reverend refuses to give up his "marital rights" – she must have sex with him whether she likes it or not. So, in order to make his love happy, he begins to plot her husband's murder. The novel also deals with issues such as abortion, women's rights, suicide, euthanasia, and eugenics. Not surprisingly, the book triggered a violent campaign against its author who was subsequently vilified in Swedish literary circles.
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